The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-26
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.
Kate Castleton in Cray patch''

A'N h"N NiiNAi oHb WA
give another OF its delightful entertain
ments tomorrow night.
Secretary Keeling says the Merchants
exchange banquet and ball, to take place
next Friday night, will eclipse any event
IN the history OF Memphis.
The Kate Castlcton "Crazy Patch"
people will arrive from st. Louis this
merning, and will appear ut the matinee
Performance this afternoon.
The police had made fifty-threo arrests
for the day ats O'Clock last night. Drunk
and disorderly and shooting ire-crackers
formed the majority OF o~fienses, while ma
licious cutting was largely represented.
Trains from the south yesterday came
into the city covered by three or four
inches OF snow. II amazed those who be-
held it, since the day here was clear and
Just chilly enough 10 make them move
along with noticeable briskness.
"A Memphis & Charleston special car
rying Texas and Arkansas cxcursionists TO
Chattanooga made the fastest record ever
made Friday. The entire run of $40 miles
was made in eight hours and thirty-livc
minutes, including iorty-one stops.
Yesterday was the real article Christ
mas, but banks, commercial exchanges,
the p~ostolice and other prominent public
and private institutions will not consent to
be beaten out of the holiday, and there
fore today will be appropriately observed.
II. $. Stephens, sheriff of Jackson coun-
ty. Ark, tclcgraphcd Chief of Police Davis
10 hold a negro, Alexander Duprcc, until he
could come for him this morning. Duprec
broke jail at Jacksonport, Ark, ON August
70 last. lie was arrested here ior a small
oilcnse Saturday.
The alarm Of fire from box 6 at 7:i5
o'clock Yesterday morning was caused by
asllght blaze in the two-story frame resi-
dcncc No. 81 Poplar street, owned by Al
|. bert Secscl and occupied by Chas. Wurtz-
burger. \ defective tlue caused the fire,
and tho roof was damaged about $40
worth.
Tile grading OF the Kansas City, Mem
phis d Birmingham railroad 10 the depot
grounds, at the corner Of Quincy and
Maple streets, Aberdeen, Miss, was COM
pleted last week. Construction trains are
now running into the city constantly, and
in a few days 4 regular passenger schedule
will 20 into effect.
Fred Schilling, foreman of q switch
gang Tor the Chesapeake Il Ohio railroad,
got mixed up with another railroad man
named Scroggings at No. 20 Main street
yesterday, during winch the latter received
n painful knife wound in the arm. Neither
party has been arrested, but no doubt will
be this morning, as they are both well
known 10y the police.
Tonight is the time set apart for visit
ors and donations at the BOYS home,
Chelsea. There should by all means be q
large turnout Of people and liberal contri-
buttons for the little waits. Nlr. Lidc
Mcriwether and McssIs. ]. ). Mcnkcn and
IS. Duyal will be there TO assist in re-
cciving guests and explain the claims OF
the institution upon public sympathy and
support.
N r. 1. Braens, q white man who keeps
q saloon at No. 63 MADDEN aycnve, became
toilended at George Tucker, colorcd, yes
terday, and brought a club down with
dangerous force upon the head Of the lat
ter. Tucker is one Of the unfortunate
creatures OF this world. Only a short time
ago Dave Bloom attempted 10 chew his
chin, and did the work so well that his
Victim still bears n mark of the attack.
"A blue beaver ovcrcoat was stolen
Rom the hat rack in the hall Of Gen.
dume's residence, on Court street. last
ught. The hanger bore the name OF
"Lawson, Liverpool" IL belonged 10 n
lung gentleman who was paying a call to
Wcmbers Of the family, and the servant
WIG admitted the caller omitted 10 fastcn
The door behind him. A sneak thief.
Uatching his opportunity, entered and
appropriated the coat.
-Yhe committee Of charity workers as
tiened 10 that duty will be at the new
Brooke, Nicely 4 Co. building. corner Of
Main and Mccall streets, at . o'clock this
morning, 10 receive articles OF food and
clothing donated 60 the worthy cause.
enough has been promised 10 keep them
busy all day, but they are all morc han
willing 10 devote tomorrow US well. MGR
chants and business men generally should,
md doubtless will, scc that their desire in
That regard shall b. gratiiied.
-l,umors were freely current yesterday
Degrading changes in the management Of
thc W. afternoon papers, Loigcr and NciHi-
Iar. One was TO the effect that the latter
wus soon to be- sold. hut this Col. Napoleon
Hill, n third owner, denied most emphai-
ically. Another was that the two would
hc consolidated ut nm carly day, and that
Mr.. Charles q. Locke, business manager
Of the LSdgor, would resign and give place
Ia Mr.. Henry Walsh, the present city
editor. There was nothing startlingly sur
prising in the latter report.
There are at the police station.housc
several articles Of choice food recovered
from n negro about ? o'clock yesterday
morning. Officers Jackson and paudcrt
oNcrhnulcd the man on Wellington street,
near Union, laboHng under n sack with
contents weighing about seycnty-hyr
pounds. lie WIS placed under arrest. and
the former officer started with the prisoner
to headquarters. When the two reached
the alley between Third and Fourth
streets, the negro throw his suck against
the leg Of the officer with considerable
force and made a swift dart into darkness.
lie ~ still ut large.
Ben Mills, colored. who lives near the
MilhuTn iron works, Fort Pickering. was
badly cut In the head Yesterday by a
white man named V. 4. Casper. Mills
tnys hc protested against the reckless use
Of firearms 10y Casper, Who rotaliated by
plunging his pocket knife into the LETT
eide Of his head, just above the ear.
Mills and Casper were both arrested, the
iormcr on o barge 81 being drunk. Al.
though the ind blCd freely, Mills bore
mp under I pain with wonderful forti-
tude, and 20 . his version OF the difficulty
with the utmost GOODNESS. while Dr. VIII
hanson give the cut his attention.
Pat League Is the worry of his fathers
life. His mania seems 10 bc Tor cutting
scupes, and when lac cannot actively en-
gngc In one lends his assistance 10 others,
u h supposed, lust Tor the fun Of the
thing" Andrew larkin and Pink linklc,
colorcd, were celebrating Christmas on
lladdcn avenue by a lively scapping
match. League was on hand, and during
The scrimmagc larkin slashed his adversary